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Non-Executive Director Appointment

Marks and Spencer Group plc (Marks & Spencer) today announces the appointment of Miranda Curtis to its Board as a Non-Executive Director. She will take up her appointment on 1 February 2012.

Miranda Curtis has considerable experience of consumer businesses internationally in cable, telephony and broadband. In a career of over 20 years with Liberty Media and Liberty Global, she helped develop significant businesses in these sectors across Europe and Asia. As President of Liberty Global Japan, Miranda played a major role in the creation and eventual sale of J:Com, a cable, broadband and telephony business formed by Liberty with Sumitomo Corporation. Liberty sold its stake in J:Com for approximately $4 billion in 2010.

Miranda has served on a number of private and public company boards across Asia and Europe. She is a Non-Executive Director of Liberty Global and has been a non-executive director of National Express plc since 2008. She is also on the Board of Governors of the Institute for Government. Miranda was recently appointed as Chairman of Waterstone’s.

Commenting on the appointment, Robert Swannell, Chairman of Marks & Spencer said: “I am delighted to welcome Miranda to the Board. In addition to her extensive experience of business and Boards, Miranda will bring a valuable perspective of international consumer business and technology to our strategy, set out by Marc Bolland in November 2010, to become an international multi-channel retailer.”

Miranda Curtis said: “I am looking forward to joining the Board of Marks & Spencer and contributing to the continued development of this great retailer.”

About Marks & SpencerAs one of the UK's leading retailers, we sell stylish, high quality, great value clothing and home products, as well as outstanding quality food, responsibly sourced from around 2,000 suppliers globally.

Marks and Spencer Group plc (Marks & Spencer) today announces the appointment of Miranda Curtis to its Board as a Non-Executive Director. She will take up her appointment on 1 February 2012.

Marks & Spencer has today opened for applications to its 2012 Graduate Scheme and Business Placement Programme.

More than 200 graduates and undergraduates will have the opportunity to take their first step onto the retail ladder via approximately 140 graduate roles in stores and head office, as well as 60 one year placements offered to undergraduates as part of their degree.

Graduates can apply for much sought-after retail management roles within M&S UK stores and specialist head office schemes such as product technology, food development and fashion design, as well general buying and merchandising schemes. This year M&S is also offering seven specialist e-commerce roles, in order to support its ambitions in multi-channel retailing.

Kay Jones-Wolsey, Head of Recruitment at M&S said: “In a fast moving industry like retail, fresh and innovative thinking is essential to keep you ahead of the competition. Our Graduate and BPP schemes provide us with a pipeline of new and exciting talent, enabling us to develop the next generation of retail stars.”

Both schemes offer excellent opportunities for progression, providing hands on experience from day one. Throughout the scheme, graduates are supported by technical and leadership training to help develop them as future leaders of the business. The Business Placement Programme also provides outstanding prospects, with on average 80 per cent of recruits subsequently offered a place on the Graduate Scheme.

Last year, M&S received over 11,000 applications for its graduate scheme. Applications for this year's schemes will close in December 2011. Successful applicants will progress to assessment days between January and March 2012, with graduates joining the business permanently from September 2012.

About Marks & SpencerAs one of the UK's leading retailers, we sell stylish, high quality, great value clothing and home products, as well as outstanding quality food, responsibly sourced from around 2,000 suppliers globally.

Marks & Spencer has today opened for applications to its 2012 Graduate Scheme and Business Placement Programme.

The following information is released in accordance with DTR 5.6:

The Company’s capital consists of 1,585,339,219 ordinary shares with voting rights. The Company does not hold any shares in Treasury at the date of this disclosure.

Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 1,585,339,219.

The above figure can be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which to determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to, their interest in the Company under the FSA’s Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

About Marks & SpencerAs one of the UK's leading retailers, we sell stylish, high quality, great value clothing and home products, as well as outstanding quality food, responsibly sourced from around 2,000 suppliers globally.

The Company’s capital consists of 1,585,339,219 ordinary shares with voting rights. The Company does not hold any shares in Treasury at the date of this disclosure.

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About Marks & Spencer UK

As one of the UK's leading retailers, we sell stylish, high quality, great value clothing and home products, as well as outstanding quality food, responsibly sourced from around 2,000 suppliers globally.

We have over 600 stores located throughout the UK, ranging from large out-of-town and flagship stores of over 100,000 sq ft, to... Show more

As one of the UK's leading retailers, we sell stylish, high quality, great value clothing and home products, as well as outstanding quality food, responsibly sourced from around 2,000 suppliers globally.

We have over 600 stores located throughout the UK, ranging from large out-of-town and flagship stores of over 100,000 sq ft, to Simply Food stores of around 7,000 sq ft. Our largest store is located at Marble Arch on London's Oxford Street and has around 170,000 sq ft of selling space.